Comments on: Kennesaw State Gets $1.5 Million Gift to Advance Journalism http://pjnet.org/post/1998/ Public Journalism Network Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:29:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Coming soon: the next stage in the evolution of RepJ : Locally Grown http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-8786 Coming soon: the next stage in the evolution of RepJ : Locally Grown Sun, 17 May 2009 15:14:21 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-8786 [...] continued support from the new Center for Sustainable Journalism at KSU in Georgia, there’s going to be a Northfield version of Spot.Us, a community-funded reporting project [...] [...] continued support from the new Center for Sustainable Journalism at KSU in Georgia, there’s going to be a Northfield version of Spot.Us, a community-funded reporting project [...]

]]> By: Matt Smith» Blog Archive » SoCon09: I Connected Because I Could http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7667 Matt Smith» Blog Archive » SoCon09: I Connected Because I Could Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:47:44 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7667 [...] by the Harnisch Foundation to the Kennesaw State University Foundation. It will help Witt “seek new business models so that high quality, ethically sound journalism continues to have a role in our democratic [...] [...] by the Harnisch Foundation to the Kennesaw State University Foundation. It will help Witt “seek new business models so that high quality, ethically sound journalism continues to have a role in our democratic [...]

]]> By: “Locally-grown” news gets a boost http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7635 “Locally-grown” news gets a boost Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:32:50 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7635 [...] journalism” or RepJ project. I found out about it because Witt just recently received a grant of $1.5-million from the Harnisch Foundation to set up a Center for Sustainable Journalism at [...] [...] journalism” or RepJ project. I found out about it because Witt just recently received a grant of $1.5-million from the Harnisch Foundation to set up a Center for Sustainable Journalism at [...]

]]> By: Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab takes a look at Locally Grown, RepJ and the new CSJ : Locally Grown http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7634 Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab takes a look at Locally Grown, RepJ and the new CSJ : Locally Grown Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:05:32 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7634 [...] referring to is the new funding that RepJ founder Len Witt just got from the Harnisch Foundation to create a new Center for Sustainable Journalism (CSJ) at KSU in Georgia. No, that doesn’t mean a cash infusion into LG or RepJ Northfield. It’s just that we’re going [...] [...] referring to is the new funding that RepJ founder Len Witt just got from the Harnisch Foundation to create a new Center for Sustainable Journalism (CSJ) at KSU in Georgia. No, that doesn’t mean a cash infusion into LG or RepJ Northfield. It’s just that we’re going [...]

]]> By: “Locally grown” news gets a boost » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7628 “Locally grown” news gets a boost » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:23:51 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7628 [...] journalism” or RepJ project. I found out about it because Witt just recently received a grant of $1.5-million from the Harnisch Foundation to set up a Center for Sustainable Journalism at [...] [...] journalism” or RepJ project. I found out about it because Witt just recently received a grant of $1.5-million from the Harnisch Foundation to set up a Center for Sustainable Journalism at [...]

]]> By: Maurreen Skowran http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7595 Maurreen Skowran Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:16:00 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7595 Congratulations, Len. That's great. Congratulations, Len. That’s great.

]]> By: Julia Schrenkler http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7592 Julia Schrenkler Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:25:27 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7592 "Congratulations" doesn't seem a large enough word, but there it is. I'm very happy for you, and look forward to your work with The Center for Sustainable Journalism! “Congratulations” doesn’t seem a large enough word, but there it is. I’m very happy for you, and look forward to your work with The Center for Sustainable Journalism!

]]> By: Thomas Vellaringattu http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7586 Thomas Vellaringattu Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:21:01 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7586 Congratulations on getting this valuable grant for the University We at Worldviewer.com, Inc have been working on an ambitious project to create an integrated community website with over 10 business models for our local partners to create revenue in the range of $2,000 to $10,000 a month using our platform www.communitywebsites.com (testing - will be ready to launch on March 1, 2009). The main part of is to involve local partner to work with journalists and students to contribute articles and blogs through www.writerspan.com. Every page of the communitywebsites.com (15 million of them) will be able to accept an article or blog and host on www.writerspan.com portfolio of the journalist and get linked from the community/category pages. I am preparing a letter to President Obama to get some financial help to customize, train the local licensees and publicize the sites locally. I would like to know if you can mentor us and whether your department and students at the University take part in this ambitious but noble project. Thank you Tom Vellaringattu Cupertino, CA 516 655 4317 cell Congratulations on getting this valuable grant for the University

We at Worldviewer.com, Inc have been working on an ambitious project to create an integrated community website with over 10 business models for our local partners to create revenue in the range of $2,000 to $10,000 a month using our platform http://www.communitywebsites.com (testing – will be ready to launch on March 1, 2009).

The main part of is to involve local partner to work with journalists and students to contribute articles and blogs through http://www.writerspan.com.

Every page of the communitywebsites.com (15 million of them) will be able to accept an article or blog and host on http://www.writerspan.com portfolio of the journalist and get linked from the community/category pages.

I am preparing a letter to President Obama to get some financial help to customize, train the local licensees and publicize the sites locally.

I would like to know if you can mentor us and whether your department and students at the University take part in this ambitious but noble project.

Thank you
Tom Vellaringattu
Cupertino, CA
516 655 4317 cell

]]> By: Currentbuzz http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7582 Currentbuzz Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:16:52 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7582 [...] http://pjnet.org/post/1998/ [...] [...] http://pjnet.org/post/1998/ [...]

]]> By: Leonard Witt http://pjnet.org/post/1998/comment-page-1/#comment-7579 Leonard Witt Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:14:13 +0000 http://pjnet.org/?p=1998#comment-7579 Hello Griff, Bonnie, David and Barbara: I am still feeling great today. I was flying high yesterday when we broke the news before 300 people at my SoCon09 conference (http://pjnet.org/post/2000/), and that feeling has not yet diminished. I especially want to personally thank each of you because, hey, you believed in the concept and provided the positive feedback that helped push the idea forward. Hello Griff, Bonnie, David and Barbara:

I am still feeling great today. I was flying high yesterday when we broke the news before 300 people at my SoCon09 conference (http://pjnet.org/post/2000/), and that feeling has not yet diminished. I especially want to personally thank each of you because, hey, you believed in the concept and provided the positive feedback that helped push the idea forward.

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